Tudor 7016: Interesting local find!

[marrickvilleboy]

Hey guys,

So I picked up this little thing from a local sales forum the other day. The backcase was almost impossible to open. Had several watchmakers give it a go with the rolex die but with no luck. End up using superglue around the notches to provide additional grip and finally got it opened.

I was expecting a POS asian movement inside but take a look yourself - appears to be a Felsa 4002 movement, mimicking the 390 Tudor movement....Has anyone seen something like this before? The case is also marked and engraved decently too....

Comments more than welcome - what have I found here? 

 

Edited August 12, 2015 by marrickvilleboy

[Mike on a bike]

Well never heard of that one so looked it up ,specs:

 

http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&&2uswk&Felsa_4002

[marrickvilleboy]

Thanks, Mike, I ran a search too and found that link - helpful.

I did some extra digging and some think that it may be from Vietnam - hence why the extensive rotor engraving, etc.

Quite convincing from afar but once you're close, you can tell the difference.